Help with where to stay

down near Nauset Beach in Orleans, try to get a place there. Why? Because you will love Nauset Beach, and you want to be able to walk to that beach vs driving to it and dealing with a line of cars, paying for parking, etc. There is housed bathrooms, outdoor rinse-offs, and a snack shack that serves up a variety of foods that will allow you to stay at the beach all day. Later, you can go out to a restaurant of your choice in Orleans or out further in any direction. Pretty much you can’t pick a lousy place to eat on The Cape. Just do a little research to find the type of place you want, fish market style – dress-up, it’s your choice. I grew up in Orleans across the marsh from Nauset Beach, I worked in restaurants there during my youth, I enjoyed the ocean and salt water inlet waters as well as the fresh water ponds. After college in NH I moved out to CA, and did some cross country trips during that transition. I love CA and all it has to offer. But there is nothing like The Cape, Nauset Beach, and the restaurants – bars/ grills – and eat in fish markets. There’s nothing like the folks that own and work at the places you visit on The Cape. It’s a precious short summer season that both those seving and those being served come to appreciate.